Twenty Thousand Hertz
Sound, Uncovered. The secrets, stories, and science behind what you hear.
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Synth Showdown: Digital vs. Analog
A new foe has appeared!
22 min
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Synth Showdown: Moog vs. Buchla
Round one. Fight!
23 min
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A Thousand Words: Audio description for all!
Do you see what I hear?
27 min
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The Booj Strikes Back: Why all modern trailers ...
How to turn your trailers up to 11.
24 min
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The weird, wild world of 1-900 numbers
The rise and fall of 900 numbers.
34 min
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Tokyo Rose: World War II’s most controversial r...
How a Japanese-American radio host became one of the most despised voices of World War II.
24 min
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TikTalk: The woman who sued TikTok for using he...
Meet the voices of TikTok.
28 min
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The sonic secrets behind Ted Lasso
The winning sound design behind Ted Lasso.
30 min
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Sonic Happiness: A guide to feeling better thro...
Practical tips for making your world sound better so that you feel better.
42 min
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Shock Horror A: The origin of the dramatic “Dun...
Dun dun duuun!
27 min
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Sleight of Ear: Behind the scenes w/ Dallas Taylor
Dallas reveals the tricks of the trade.
24 min
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Breathe: My Unexpected Journey
A story from Dallas’ former life.
32 min
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Relearning Boléro: How our brains rewrite the s...
Can we really trust our ears?
38 min
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Ghosts in the Hit Machine: The secrets of music...
Inside the secretive world of ghostwriting and ghost producing.
27 min
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Why Windows Got Rid of Startup Sounds
The death and rebirth of the Windows startup sound.
31 min
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Ta-da! The history of Windows’ classic startup ...
Start me up.
26 min
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The Waterphone: Hollywood’s spookiest sound effect
The sound that haunts Hollywood.
24 min
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Mind the Gap: NYC & London’s iconic transit voices
Stand clear of the closing doors, please.
32 min
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Hidden Hitmakers: The unsung heroes behind pop’...
Who writes the hits for the pop stars?
30 min
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Happy Little Episode: The soothing voice of Bob...
How a soft-spoken, poofy-haired painter changed the world, one gentle word at a time.
41 min
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Pirate Radio: Britain’s AM rebels of the ’60s
How a group of scrappy radio pirates changed the course of music history.
33 min
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Being Dallas Taylor: Meeting my name twins
What’s in a name?
40 min
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Sul Sul! Behind the gibberish language of The Sims
The secrets of Simlish, the gibberish language of The Sims.
25 min
74
Aural Exam: Guess That Sound! w/ Underunderstood
The hosts of Underunderstood go head to head in our annual Mystery Sound game.
37 min
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The Static Angel: How HBO perfected its sonic i...
How HBO reconciled its analog past with its digital future.
25 min